Liner and insulation structure for refrigeration apparatus
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsCharles Walter Haag, Samuel Joseph Pearson
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Abstract
A liner and insulation structure for a refrigeration apparatus is particularly adapted for use where the bottom wall of the refrigeration apparatus cabinet defines an irregular, nonflat surface. A separate bottom liner and insulating member is formed so as to overlie the irregular cabinet bottom wall and includes an upstanding wall portion about at least a portion of its periphery. The remainder of the liner and insulation structure for the refrigeration apparatus is formed by variously cutting and folding a laminate which includes an inner sheet liner portion and an outer insulation portion so as to define an upright wall having a lower edge portion which rests on the upstanding wall portion of the bottom liner and insulating member.
Claims16
In a refrigeration apparatus having an exterior cabinet, an improved liner and insulation structure comprising:
- a base having a formed bottom, and side and rear portions defining a generally upward facing abutment surface;
- and an upright wall structure formed of a folded laminate of an inner sheet-like liner and an outer insulation, said wall structure having a lower edge portion resting on said base abutment surface to define therewith within said cabinet at least a portion of the interior refrigerated space of said refrigeration apparatus.
A refrigeration apparatus liner and insulation comprising:
- a base having a formed bottom wall, and an upstanding wall defining an upper abutment surface;
- and an upright wall formed of a laminate of an inner sheet liner and an outer insulation, said upright wall having a lower edge portion resting on said base wall abutment surface, at least one of said upstanding and upright walls having an outturned inner wall portion extending subjacent the insulation of said upright wall at said abutment surface to provide at least a partial bottom support for said insulation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.